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Help Plant an Edible Bayscape Garden
Free workshop and hands-on gardening experience on May 7. Hosted by Gunpowder Valley Conservancy's Clear Creeks Project.
CALLING ALL GARDENERS! We are looking for volunteers to help plant Fig and Asian Pear trees, blackberries, blueberries and asparagus at a residence in Middle River on Saturday May 7th. Lunch will be provided!
Register online by May 6. You can also contact the event leader, Patty Ceglia at pceglia@gunpowdervc.org
WHAT: Edible Bayscape garden installation
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WHEN: Saturday May 7, 10 am - 2 pm (Rain Date is Sunday May 8)
WHERE: 6628 Blackhead Road, Middle River, MD 21220
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WHO: People that care about the Chesapeake Bay! Ages 8 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
This is a wonderful hands-on opportunity to learn how YOU can help improve our local waterways! Here are just a few benefits of installing an Edible Bayscape garden on your property:
- Beautify your yard
- Produce your own food
- Recycle rain water
- Reduce maintenance
- Increase native habitat for pollinators
This Edible Bayscape installation is hosted by the Clear Creeks Project (CCKs). The CCKs project, coordinated by the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, is a grant-funded, citizen-based initiative that helps answer a community desire to restore the water quality of the Middle River, Tidal Gunpowder, and Bird River watersheds. The project is also funded by: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Chesapeake Bay Trust, Baltimore County Maryland, Baltimore Gas & Electric, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources.